Bill BrownFounder of ServiceTitan Hacks community (9k+ pros) | INC 5000 Contractor | Helping contractors win with AI & Automation

The Real Reason AI Is Not Saving You Time

26 Sept 2025

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Short conversational YouTube clip discussing the difference between AI and automation. Speakers note that AI (like ChatGPT) helps generate content but often still requires manual copy-paste and editing, whereas automation (moving data between tools, chaining actions) produces real time savings that can be reallocated to revenue-generating activities and amplified reach.

Well, I want to implement AI in my business, but do they really mean that they want to automate automations first? Not really AI just yet. So can you guys tell me the difference between the two?
If I create like these Facebook thread posts, I have ChatGPT help me with it after I give it a bunch of information that I've been putting on Facebook, but I still have to copy, paste, put the thread in there, you know, do all the edit them. But when it comes to automation and taking data from one tool, moving it to another, and then having to do a third thing, that's actual time savings. Like, there's a lot better things you could be doing with your time that are more revenue producing. We can do a lot of stuff with that that we weren't able to do in the past.
Right.
And we can just amplify your reach.